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Germany and the Weimar Flashcards

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What is a Republic?

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A republic is a country not ruled by a king.

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Where was the new republic declared?

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Weimar

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What guaranteed the German people freedom and equality?

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A Bill of Rights guaranteed the German people freedom and equality.

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At what age were men and women given the vote?

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At 20, men and women given the vote.

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In what way could the Weimar constitution claim to have been better than the British constitution?

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Women aged 20 had the vote.

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What was “proportional representation”?

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“Proportional representation” was that every group in society was fairly represented in the Reichstag.

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Article 48 was …

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Article 48 was the right of the president to pass laws in an emergency.

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Who were the November Criminals?

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Government ministers who signed the armistice were the November Criminals.

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What was the name of the bands of soldiers who refused to disband and formed private right-wing armies?

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Freikorps was the name of the bands of soldiers who refused to disband and formed private right-wing armies.

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Who led an uprising against the government in 1920 as they held them responsible for signing the Treaty of Versailles?

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Wolfgang Kapp led an uprising against the government in 1920.

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What name was given to the communists who rebelled in 1919?

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Spartacists

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Which state did communists take over for a time in 1919?

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Communists took over Bavaria for a time in 1919.

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Why did the Kapp Putsch succeed at first?

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The army refused to attack him.

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How many government politicians were assassinated by right-wing terrorist groups?

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356

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Why were right-wing terrorists able to do so much harm to the government?

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It was because the judges supported them, that right-wing terrorists were able to do so much harm to the government.

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What started the crisis of 1923?

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The crisis of 1923 was started because Germany missed a reparations payment.

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Which part of Germany did the French invade?

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Ruhr

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Why did the French invade Germany in 1923?

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The French invaded Germany in 1923 to take payment in kind.

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What is hyperinflation?

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Hyperinflation is where prices run out of control.

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What was the price of a loaf of bread in November 1923?

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200,000 million marks

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When did the German government call off the 1923 general strike?

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The German government called off the 1923 general strike in September 1923.

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What was the Nazi party first called?

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The Nazi party was first called the German Workers’ Party.

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What was the book in which Hitler outlined his political ideas after the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1923:

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Mein Kampf

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What name did Hitler use for the single leader with complete power whom he said should control the German state?

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Führer was the name Hitler used for the single leader with complete power whom he said should control the German state.

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What was “lebensraum”?

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living space

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What is the name for the theory that only the fittest races would survive?

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Social Darwinismis the name for the theory that only the fittest races would survive.

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What was the name for the theory that said that Germany should be self-sufficient?

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Autarky was the name for the theory that said that Germany should be self-sufficient.

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How many members did the Nazi party have in 1923?

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In 1923 the Nazi party had 55,000 members.

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Who were the two nationalist politicians who plotted a rebellion in 1923 with Hitler?

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Kahr and Lossow were the two nationalist politicians who plotted a rebellion in 1923 with Hitler

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When did Hitler begin the Munich Putsch?

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Hitler began the Munich Putsch on the 8th November 1923.

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What alternative name for the Munich Putsch reveals where Hitler began the rebellion?

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Beer-Hall Putsch

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How many Nazis were killed in the Munich Putsch?

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16

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Who was Germany’s leading politician after 1923?

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Gustav Stresemann was Germany’s leading politician after 1923.

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What was the name of the moderate, pro-democracy group of Reichstag deputies he organised?

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The Great Coalition

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What was his greatest achievement in foreign politics?

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Germany being admitted to the League of Nations in 1926 was his greatest achievement in foreign politics.

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Who was Charles Dawes?

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Charles Dawes was the US budget director.

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How did Dawes end the hyperinflation in 1923?

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By burning Germany’s money.

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The Dawes Plan of 1924 gave Germany longer to pay its reparations, reformed the Reichsbank and…

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The Dawes Plan of 1924 gave Germany longer to pay its reparations, reformed the Reichsbank and gave Germany 800 million marks in loans.

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With what architectural movement is Walter Gropius associated?

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Bauhaus

40
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What was the greatest weakness of the Weimar Republic in the years 1923-1929?

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The greatest weakness of the Weimar Republic in the years 1923-1929 was that it was totally dependent on American money.

41
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What caused the world economic depression of the 1930s?

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The Wall Street Crash caused the world economic depression of the 1930s.

42
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How many people were unemployed in Germany in 1932?

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6 million

43
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Which chancellor cut government expenditure, wages and unemployment pay in July 1930?

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Brüning cut government expenditure, wages and unemployment pay in July 1930.

44
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Who financed Hitler during the depression because they were frightened of communism?

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businessmen

45
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Who decided that they needed “strong” government because they were alarmed by the chaos and lawlessness during the depression?

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The middle classes decided that they needed “strong” government because they were alarmed by the chaos and lawlessness during the depression.

46
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How many members of the SA were there by 1932?

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There were 400,000 members of the SA by 1932.

47
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Nazi representation in the Reichstag 1928 to July 1932 grew…

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from 12 to 230 seats.

48
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During this period, Hindenburg was forced constantly to use Article 48 to..

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During this period, Hindenburg was forced constantly to use Article 48 to make almost every law.

49
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Which chancellor offered to be Hitler’s vice-chancellor if Hitler would join the government because he thought he would be able to control him?

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Papen

50
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Who burned down the Reichstag in February 1933, according to the Nazis?

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According to the Nazis, van der Lubbe burned down the Reichstag in February 1933.

51
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What percentage of the German people voted for Hitler in the March 1933 election?

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44 per cent

52
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What was the law that gave Hitler the right to make his own laws called?

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The Enabling Act was the law that gave Hitler the right to make his own laws.

53
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The Nazis reorganised German local government into 42…

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gaus

54
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What did a Blockleiter run?

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A block of flats.

55
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When were the trade unions given a holiday, then abolished?

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The trade unions were given a holiday, and then abolished on the 2nd May 1933.

56
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What did Hitler set up in place of the trade unions?

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The German Labour Front

57
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Hitler made an agreement with the Pope that he would leave the Catholic Church alone if the priests stayed out of German politics. What was the agreement called?

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Hitler made an agreement with the Pope that he would leave the Catholic Church alone if the priests stayed out of German politics. It was called The Concordat.

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What did the Law against the Formation of New Parties (14 July 1933) state?

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The Law against the Formation of New Parties (14 July 1933) stated that only the Nazi party was allowed to exist.

59
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What happened on the Night of the Long Knives?

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On the Night of the Long Knives Hitler assassinated his opponents in the SA.

60
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What was the name given to the process of imposing Nazi values on every area of German life?

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Nazification

61
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Who controlled Nazi propaganda?

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Goebbels controlled Nazi propaganda.

62
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What did Dr Robert Ley, head of the DAF, boast?

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Dr Robert Ley, head of the DAF, boasted that he controlled his workers lives “from the cradle to the grave”.

63
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What was “the mission of women”, according to Goebbels?

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To be beautiful and to bring children into the world.

64
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What do the letters BDM stand for?

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BDM stands for League of German Maidens.

65
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Why did the BDM keep themselves healthy?

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The BDM kept themselves healthy to have babies.

66
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How did the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage encourage marriage?

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The Law for the Encouragement of Marriage encouraged marriage with a loan of 1,000 marks.

67
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How many marks were given for each baby?

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250

68
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Who was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Munster who led a campaign against the euthanasia of mentally-disabled people?

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Von Galen was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Munster who led a campaign against the euthanasia of mentally-disabled people.

69
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Who regarded Hitler “with burning concern”?

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the Pope

70
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Who masterminded opposition propaganda from Munich University?

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The White Rose masterminded opposition propaganda from Munich University.

71
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What was the Reichsbanner?

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The paramilitary wing of the SDP was the Reichsbanner.

72
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How did the Reichsbanner help the British during the Second World War?

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They acted as spies.

73
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Who killed a Gestapo chief?

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The Pirates

74
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What opposition group did Martin Niemöller form?

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Martin Niemöller formed The Confessional Church.

75
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What comes from a Kreisau Circle?

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A bomb plot comes from a Kreisau Circle.

76
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Which Protestant pastor took part in the 1944 bomb plot?

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Bonhöffer

77
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How did the ‘Swing’ groups oppose the Nazis?

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‘Swing’ groups opposed the Nazis by drinking alcohol and listening to jazz.

78
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What did the Nazis mean by untermensch?

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By untermensch the Nazis meant sub-human.

79
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What percentage of Germany’s gypsies did the Nazis kill?

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The Nazis killed 85 per cent of German gypsies.

80
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How did the Nazis try to deal with deaf people?

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sterilised them

81
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How did the Nazis try to deal with mentally-disabled people?

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The Nazis tried to deal with mentally-disabled people through euthanasia.

82
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What new lessons did German schools have to teach after 1933?

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race science

83
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Where might a sign saying “Juden sind hier unerwünscht” be seen?

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A sign saying “Juden sind hier unerwünscht” would be seen in a swimming pool.

84
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What date were the Nuremberg Laws, which cancelled German citizenship for Jews, passed?

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The Nuremberg Laws, which cancelled German citizenship for Jews, were passed on the 15th September 1935.

85
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What names did Jews have to add to their own names after 1938?

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Israel and Sarah

86
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When did the streets sparkle?

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The streets sparkled on Kristallnacht.

87
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What started mass-shooting of Jews in 1941?

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Einsatzgruppen

88
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What was the “beauty of work”?

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SdA

89
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What was the Nazi re-armament slogan?

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“Guns before butter” was the Nazi re-armament slogan.

90
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What was “autarky”?

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“Autarky” was an attempt to be self-sufficient.

91
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What does KdF mean?

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KdF means “Strength through joy”.

92
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Where might you see a successful German worker with his people carrier?

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You might see a successful German worker with his people carrier on the autobahn.

93
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What did Nazi rallies give Germans?

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colour and fun

94
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Who was made Economics Minister in 1937?

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Göring was made Economics Minister in 1937.

95
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For what did Germans trade their civil liberties?

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“Work and Bread”

96
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How did German scientists hope to produce oil?

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German scientists hoped to produce oil from coal.

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